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On Sunday 26th November, Team North met up in Preston to discuss ‘The Future of Team North’. I really enjoy Team North days as they give me enthusiasm to put my plans into action. To help us achieve our goals and get want we want out of our title, we came up with some […]

A lot of Miss and Junior Miss’ dedicate their time and title to a certain charity or cause that they are passionate about whereas others support a wide variety of causes. My own experiences with mental health meant that when I won Junior Miss Cumbria in 2016, I knew exactly what I wanted to dedicate […]

Hello all, I apologise for not being very active lately with regular updates or blogs, however I do have a lot of exciting news. These last few months I have been studying hard for my As exams where I’ve sat 9 in total. It’s fair to say I’ve been quiet studying for them […]

Hi Guys! So a lot of you will be in the exact same position as me round about now… EXAM TIME! Exams are a really stressful thing for the vast majority of people (unless you’re some kind of super-human) whether you’re sitting SATs, GCSEs, A Levels, IB exams, B Techs or exams for your […]

Hello Guys! Had a brilliant time modelling for the Charity Night for Jute yesterday at Crooklands Garden Centre. I had the chance to met Elli, newly crowned Junior Miss Preston an amazing bubbly girl 😀 It was so lovely of her to come all the way from Preston to Dalton […]

Hi Guys, I took part in Deemon Performance Academy show last Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th April at Forum 28! Both shows went so well tonight, heartbreaking that it was my last 🙁 Deemon show has well and truly marked the end of an era! Thank you to everybody that has been to support me and Deemon, whether it […]

Hi guys, Yesterday I had the pleasure to bike for 50 miles on a training bike for Cancer Research in Tk Maxx Borrow. That was really fun and would do it without hesitation 😀 Lots of Love Jordan, Your Miss Cumbria xxx

The Miss World Organisation announced yesterday that they are raising the upper age limit for the Miss World Competition for the second year running to allow girls up to 26 years old to take part. We are delighted that this means that we can also do the same. The winner of […]

Hi everyone, I PASSED!!🚗🎉 Today I took my driving licence and successfully passed it! Huge thank you to Dave Hitchen, wouldn’t have been able to do it without him! So happy ☺ Speak soon 😉 Your Miss Cumbria, Jordan xxx

Hello everyone! 2015 definitely had its ups and downs but all in all it has been one of my best years yet! I achieved more than I could’ve ever dreamed of, won Miss Cumbria and competed in the Miss England finals, passed all my AS levels, got onto my perfect degree […]

Hello! I had an amazing night last night at the Ulverston Fashion Show, I had the honour to get invited as a model! I was modelling for Pretty Things, I absolutely love their clothes they are incredible 😉 Speak soon, Your Miss Cumbria, Jordan xxx

Hello everyone! I’m only just getting back into the swing of things after finally catching up on some well needed sleep! Last week I had the incredible opportunity of going down to Coventry to compete in the Miss England finals, an opportunity that wouldn’t have even existed if it wasn’t for Angie Beasley, […]

Hello! I had an amazing time yesterday at Kidfest with Skye, Junior Miss North West. We met lots of people, we really had fun! 😀 Here’s Josh Taylor We also met Exposure 😀 We also poped into two X-Factor Finalists, Paul Akister and […]

Hello!! Exactly 2 years ago today, I was unexpectedly stopped in my town centre by Mary Ainsworth and some other scouts and asked to take part in Junior Miss South Lakes. Little did I know that day, that I would not only go on to win the competition, but that I’d also make […]

Hello! Thank you so much Fresh Academy for this shot, I was a bit nervous to bare all in a bikini but you made me feel so at ease about the whole thing and I’m so grateful! This is also my entry into the Miss England Beach Beauty round, a round […]

Hi everyone! I hope you’re all alright 😉 Yesterday I had the chance and the honour to present awards at the local rounders league award night, I had a really good night and met lots of amazing people, Thank you everyone for organising this event and give me the chance to present these awards […]

Hey All, Hope you’re all keeping well. I haven’t really been up to much in the run up to my exams as I’ve been busy studying hard. Although this weekend we brought the Hockey Season to an end, which we celebrated at The Shepherd’s Inn with a presentation evening. It was a fantastic night […]

Easter with the Family. Hi everyone, hope you’ve all had a lovely Easter and bank holiday weekend. My Easter holidays have been extremely busy and full of celebrations. It was one of my best friends 16th birthday on Monday 30th March. We went out for tea on the Wednesday night with my friends. […]

Friends and family mean everything to me because they’re always the ones who are by my side whether I need them or not. My friends are the people in life who make me laugh louder, smile brighter and live better. I have lots of friends who are all so lovely and by surrounding myself with […]

Hi all, I’m Alice Ghorst the newly crowned Junior Miss Cumbria 2015. Last weekend I was crowned Junior Miss Cumbria 2015/16, it was such a big shock to me and still hasn’t quite sunk in yet. I just thought I’d introduce myself you to all go let you’s get to know me a bit […]

Hello everyone!! So first things first, I’d just like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has supported me over the past few months to get me to this stage: Miss Cumbria 2015/16! I’m not entirely sure what to put in my first blog, so I just thought I’d tell you all […]

Hey all, Busy week again feel like I haven’t stopped but all is good with life down south. So what have I been up to? Well this weekend it was the Miss Cumbria interviews at the Hallmark Hotel. I travelled back up to Carlisle straight after work so I was feeling fresh to meet […]

Hi guys, I hope all is well! So I have spoken to work and thankfully I can get the time off to come to the interview process for Miss Cumbria which I am so excited about and can’t wait to meet you all! ISSA’s being going well too, been given some challenging roles […]

Hey everyone, So I’ve come across a couple of situations recently that have got me thinking about peoples’ attitudes and how this effects certain opportunities. A lot of the time people say no if they have been asked to do something which may be out of there comfort zone; this is perhaps to avoid […]

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and start to the new year! On Christmas Eve me and my family went to church as we do every year, it never fails to get you into the Christmassy mood! Then we all went home to watch Elf! My little sister then put […]

Hi guys, it’s been a while since I wrote a blog. Unfortunately I didn’t have a great Christmas due to personal circumstances, but I won’t go into it. I spent my new year in London this year; it would be a shame if I didn’t bearing in mind I live here. Most of my […]

Hi Guys, So one more full week of work until I can go home for Christmas! Just got to keep counting the days till Christmas and I can’t wait as I have a feeling that this could be a good one (touch wood) even though due to unforeseen family circumstances it’s going to be a […]

Hey guys, it’s nearly Christmas!!!! I’m getting far too exited, this week we’ve put up all our Christmas decorations-it looks so magical! I’m also rehearsing for Stagedright’s Christmas show which is exiting; I can’t wait to perform all the Christmas songs with everyone. Christmas has to be one of my favourite times […]

Hi everyone! It’s been quite hectic recently, I’ve been keeping really busy but I had a lovely weekend away last week! I went down to London to visit Jack at university. I’d never been to London before so it was very exiting. I got off the train at 5 ish and […]

It’s me again! Just a quick a blog to tell you how I am! Last week my class and I went to the fireworks show in London which was beautiful! We caught the tube straight after school to Canada waters where it was being hosted, I’m not going to lie I don’t normally […]

Hi Again! Not much has changed in the last few weeks; I still love life in London. But I have been working long hours on the weekend in order to afford living costs throughout the week which most of the time leaves me relatively tired for school on Monday. But every student knows how tiring […]

Hey Guys, I’ve been at Acting School for a week and a half now and I already feel like I have learnt so much. Our first day was pretty much an induction to the course and telling us what they expected from us throughout the two years. The first thing I realised was that everything […]

Hey everyone! So things have been quite quiet for me recently! I started back at college 3 weeks ago; it’s nice to be back to a normal routine! This is my last year at college so I’ve had to start looking at university’s and thinking about what I’m going to do in September which is […]

Hi Everyone! I can’t put into words how much I love living in London as everything is within walking distance or a short tube journey away compared to living in a small hamlet where it is a 40 minute walk to the bus stop, which isn’t pleasant when its bucketing it down! Even though I […]

Hey Everyone, It’s that time of the week again! The last 2 weeks have been rather busy I have now officially moved to London and living within student accommodation (Unite Stratford One) which is situated opposite the Olympic Park which is unexplainably beautiful at night. Moving to University by train wasn’t as much hassle as […]

Hi Everyone! So the Great North Run is this Sunday and the nerves are just about kicking in but the money is going towards two great causes, Eden Valley Hospice and Beauty with a Purpose. Feel free to tweet me if you would like to make a donation! – https://twitter.com/MissCumbria13 Even though I have been […]

So recently I have been spending a lot of time with my friends and family as it’s the summer holidays, especially with my little sister summer! We’ve made tents, watched films, had picnics, painted pictures… We’ve done all sorts and had the best time doing them! We were watching The Little Mermaid one day and […]

Hello Everyone! I have had a busy few weeks since my last blog. I have been working as much as I can in order to save enough money for when I move to London. Even though I’m not moving for another 5 weeks the days are flying by and each day is becoming a […]

Hi Everyone! It was results day last Thursday for some of you readers. Congratulations to everyone who got into the Universities of their choice! However for those of you who haven’t done so well just remember it’s not the end of the world; I’m speaking from past experience as I received my results this time […]

“Life is not measured by the amount of breaths we take – but the moments that take our breath away.” There are 365 days in a year, 7 days in a week, 24 hours in a day, 60 minuets in an hour, 60 seconds in a minute. Yet we will only remember a minuscule about […]

Hello Everyone Well once again, it’s been fairly quiet, my training for the ‘Great North Run’ which is due to take place next month, continues to go well. I have to say though, I have been truly inspired by the athlete’s participating in the Common Wealth Games, it is simply a privilege to watch in […]

Hi everyone! Last time I wrote I was in centre parks for my friends 18th birthday, it’s fair to say we had an amazing week! We played mini golf, went swimming and my favourite activity of the week, paint balling. I’d never been paint balling before but it was amazing we had such a laugh […]

Hi everyone! So the last couple of weeks have been crazy filled with shows and trips away. So last week I had a dress rehearsal for the ‘Dancerz’ show ‘Live for the applause.’ It’s been a busy day but I’m glad to say that it’s looking great! All the dances and costumes look amazing and […]

Hi everyone! I’ve spent the last couple of months rehearsing for Stagedright’s summer show of “Singin’ in the rain.” This week a couple of the cast members got together to promote the show. We drove around town in an open top car handing out leaflets and playing the songs from the show. It was a […]

Hello, So Miss England has been and gone! I arrived in Torquay mid-day on Saturday, and was greeted by the Miss England Team, a series of interviews and photographs took place before lunching with the rest of the contestants taking part in the competition. The afternoon was filled with various activities ~ X treme Boot Camp which involved […]

Hi everyone! For all of you that read my blog last week I’m thrilled to say that my friend Matthew and his group Collabro went ahead and won Britains got talent! Simply amazing. Last week strictly come dancing stars Pasha and Katya stopped at carlisle on their tour. Our dance school “Dancerz” was asked to […]

Hello, So Miss England is less than 2 weeks away, the days seem to be flying by, there simply does not appear to be enough hours in the day! Last week I picked up my evening dress from the alteration shop and I can’t tell you how excited I am about it, I sincerely believe […]

Hey everyone!! So I’ve had a quiet couple weeks finishing work for deadlines etc. I finish college in two weeks! This year has flown by! This week I caught up with Britain’s Got Talent, has anyone seen Collabro? You may recognise local lad Matt Pagan a good friend of mine. I’ve known Matt for about […]

Hi everyone! I’ve had a quiet couple of weeks. I decided to re-decorate my room as I was getting a new bed! (Which is amazingly comfy!) I didn’t realise how hard it was to paint a wall! It took me days!! I eventually finished it, but now I never seem to be out of my […]

Hello, another busy couple of weeks at college completing assignments in preparation for the end of the academic year and course in Civil Service studies; as previously mentioned in my earlier blogs I shall be attending the International Screen School of Acting from October to undertake a two year course in acting. I’m now in […]

Hi everyone! So on the 26th of April I woke up to what was a horrible wet and windy day. Perfect! But I decided to head to Flookbrough to do my skydive hoping the day would clear up. When I got there they told me everything was fine to go ahead as the weather had […]

Hello again! Last Saturday 26th April, I auditioned for the International Screen School of Acting in London, the audition process included a physical workshop, incorporating warm-up, movement and voice work, followed by a screen test, and a performance to camera with a script provided on the day. This was my first trip to London, so […]

Hi everyone, what a lovely Easter we have had! On the first day of the Easter holidays I was in a show with Stagedright to celebrate it’s 10 year anniversary. All the members past and present got together and performed in what turned out to be an amazing show! The day after my mum dad, […]

Hello again, Well I have to say, it’s been a lovely Easter, albeit a busy one, the weather in Cumbria, has been beautiful, that said, it’s raining today! Last Thursday afternoon, which as previously mentioned was a beautiful day, was spent in Morrison’s supermarket, dressed in a rather cute bunny outfit raising money for Eden […]

Hey everyone! So this week I’ve been busy in college as we have been preparing for our variety show! Since the beginning of the year we have been rehearsing different acts for our show such as hairspray, wicked, duets and even a creepy circus ending. Today we had a dress and tech run which was […]

My Second wedding fayre took place on the 9th March at Rheged, which was very exciting. I was given the opportunity to present/host the fashion show which also included stalls such as Carol Roberts and Family Affairs. Carol Roberts kindly gave me a fish tail pink prom dress with exquisite black lace to present and […]

What an amazing week! On Tuesday I was lucky enough to go and watch Michael Bublè for the second time! In July I went to watch him in Dublin with my best friend Georgia for my birthday. We were sat at the back of the 02 arena, when his assistant and hairdresser approached us and […]

Hello my lovely readers! Well, the mild weather has meant that I have managed to pop on my trainers and nip out for a jog on a couple of occasions over the last month in preparation for the Race for Life & Great North run later this summer. I am really lucky, as I can […]

Well it’s been a fairly quiet couple of weeks, since my last blog. Just awaiting confirmation from the Hallmark Hotel regarding modelling wedding dresses and helping various stall holders for this weekend’s wedding fayre, hopefully they will be in touch tomorrow to confirm the details. You may remember I wrote previously about undertaking voluntary work […]

Hi everyone!! So I’ve had a busy couple of weeks! On Valentine’s day I had a rehearsal at Stagedright as we had our show the day after. As it was Valentine’s day I decided to make up little bags of sweets to sell at our rehearsal helping fundraise for my charity skydive! It was lovely […]

My visit to the Rheged Centre on 30th January was extremely interesting. It is a fabulous place with a wonderful grass covered building which has been designed to look like a Lakeland hill containing lots of little shops championing craft and local produce of Cumbria, 3D cinemas, indoor & outdoor play centres and conference facilities. I met […]

Hello everyone! Well I’ve had an amazing few months! Miss Cumbria has been such a good experience. I met so many amazing people and had an exiting time preparing for the event including fundraising and making my Eco dress! I would love to be a part of this again and would recommend everyone to take […]

My first planning meeting with Miss England North West took place on Saturday 11th January, provided the opportunity to meet all the girls to discuss options for the year ahead. Useful tips for planning and putting our thought processes & ideas in motion were provided to us all, with the aim of enabling a challenging, interesting and […]

It has been yet another exciting week here in Cumbria. I had the privilege of being asked to model for Carlisle Living magazine along with my boyfriend Patrick Farrell. The day began bright and early at 8.30am at The Edge hair and beauty salon on Chapel Street, Carlisle where the two of us had our […]

This week has been yet another very busy week, I’ve been trying to juggle working full time at the Aqua Sana, Center Parcs with preparations for the Miss England finals which are now less than two weeks away – it’s unbelievable just how fast the finals have come around!! The week began with a photo […]

This week has been slightly less hectic than the previous few weeks, allowing me to really start to get myself organised for the Miss England finals! It’s all beginning to feel very real now and it is sinking in how privileged I really am to have been chosen to represent my amazing county I’m beginning […]

This week has been a rather exciting but stressful week but has all proved well worth it in the end! After finishing my university exams on Wednesday I had to rush straight back home to Cumbria from Edinburgh to finalise arrangements for the May Masquerade Ball; the fundraiser which I’ve been organising over the past […]

The sudden shouting of my name rang my ears like the school bell and I could tell that it was going to be a good day. The birds were singing and the sun shone brightly through my champagne curtains. The 2 hour car journey was racing through my head but raving to my music the […]

Hot news off the press………. Tourism Mauritius have agreed to support the Miss England Competition as a Sponsor for the second year running. This means that the winner of Miss Bolton could soon be jetting off on the holiday of a lifetime to the beautiful sunshine Island of Mauritius if she also goes on to […]

Earlier this week Miss England Charlotte Holmes underwent the Sports Eliminator round competing for Miss World and today found out she qualified for the Sports Final round that will take place later on today. It was said that tensions were running high as the contestants competing for a place at the Miss World 2012 Sports […]

Here’s an update of some of the amazing things Charlottes been up to this week… Peru and I ready for an exciting day at the dessert What a view! < Ready for the shoot, my Mongolian costume Everyone in their costumes Me and my camel… Watson! After our camel ride and costume shoot we went […]

Here’s a few recent snap shots from Charlotte… Before we leave Shanghai we visit the Shanghai Tower I’m so small!.. The best view yet Help… At the top On the tram through the city… Australia, Iceland, England, Pu Rico, Botswana, Turkey So now we’ve moved from Shanghai to Changshu… Here we visit a local village […]

Quick Note from Charlotte… ” Off to Shanghai today… Very early start… Haven’t really slept but am very excited! Hope you enjoyed the photos from the opening ceremony night! It was a fantastic evening and the meal and reception afterwards was brilliant. Everyone in Ordos has been amazing. Now bring on shopping time in Shanghai”

Everyone here at Miss England North West is wishing Charlotte Holmes the best of luck in Miss World 2012 Not long back from her trip to Mauritius, Miss England Charlotte Holmes is flying out to Ordos in China today to compete for Miss World. This was Charlotte’s 3rd attempt at Miss England after a year […]

Newly crowned Miss England Charlotte Holmes flew out to Mauritius the day after she won her crown to open the Mauritius Shopping Fiesta and appear in the Mauritius Carnival on behalf of the MTPA, the sponsors of Miss England 2012. Charlotte’s 10 day trip was involved attending Mauritius Carnival A fashion shoot on the beach […]

The newly crowned Miss England Charlotte Holmes recently filmed her Miss World Video. This video is being shown on the Miss World website in the lead up to the 2012 finals. To follow in her footsteps enter Miss Cumbria now by clicking on your age category above. The video was directed by Arvind Mattadeen & […]

We are delighted to announce that The Dress Studio are one of our official Prize Sponsors for Miss Cumbria 2012. We love them and they have generously supplied us with the following prizes. For the 17-24 year old category; – a £200 voucher for the winner – a £75 voucher for the runner up – […]

Miss Cumbria, Cara Forrester, took part in the Miss England Finals earlier this week and was a credit to the area. The Finals, consisting of 61 girls, were held over two days at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Birmingham on Monday and Tuesday. Cara took part in the Welcome Party, an Eco Fashion Show and […]

Miss Cumbria, Cara Forrester was put through her paces “Army Style” last Monday as part of her preparation for the Miss England Finals. Cara travelled down to the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Birmingham for the Miss England Sports Boot Camp Event. Army Physical Training Instructors from www.regimentfitness.co.uk put all 61 finalists through a gruelling 2 […]

A Full House of 200 people watched the Miss Cumbria Final in aid of the Variety Club Children’s Charity at the Stanwix Arts Theatre, Carlisle tonight. Girls from all over Cumbria were vying to win the Miss Cumbria title and a place in the Miss England Final. The girls took part in a 4 scene […]

This year, contests of Miss Cumbria were dedicated to raising money for The Variety Club Childrens’ Charity, who help disabled and disadvantaged children. All contestants worked hard and enthusiastically to raise as much as they possibly could for the charity. The girl who raised the most would be awarded Miss Charity Cumbria presented with a […]

We are delighted to announce that this year’s winner of Miss Cumbria will be modelling for the renowned Yaffe Photography Company. The winner of this year’s competition will receive a £500 Model Portfolio from Yaffe Model. Yaffé Fusion Art have been producing award winning images since 1967. Based in the famous Victorian village of Birkdale, Southport, […]

Charitable watch makers to the Stars “House of Time” (incorporating Bellagio Time)have kindly agreed to boost the fundraising efforts of all of the finalists in Miss Cumbria by offering the girl who raises the most money for the Variety Club a stunning Delanicci Watch. Every Finalist in this year’s competition is tasked to raise funds […]

We are delighted to announce our partnership with Rebecca June Tiaras, the official Designer of the Crowns for the North West Regional Heats of Miss England 2011 Each winner will receive a hand crafted Swarovski crystal crown designed and made by Rebecca June Tiaras (worth over £200) Rebecca June Tiaras is a bespoke Tiara and […]

Miss Cumbria is a direct entry heat into the Miss England competition. The winner of Miss Cumbria will, amongst other prizes, win a place in the Miss England Final where she will have a chance to go onto Miss World 2010 in Vietnam where the main prize is $100,000. Much more than a beauty pageant […]

Miss Cumbria is a direct entry heat into the Miss England competition. The winner of Miss Cumbria will, amongst other prizes, win a place in the Miss England Final where she will have a chance to go onto Miss World 2010 in Vietnam where the main prize is $100,000. Much more than a beauty pageant […]